Pisuai.] LEGUMINOSM, 261 



3. L. spliaericus, Retz. Ohs. in, 89 ; F. B. I. ii, ISO. L. angulatus, Benih , 

 in Royle III 200. 



A slender g-labrous much "branclied annual. Stems without wings. Stipules 

 linear, semi- sagittate, about equalling the winged petile; leaflets 2, 

 about 3 in. long, very narrow. Feduncle about equalling the petiole, 

 1-flowered, jointed near the middle, bracteoles linear. Ca^'ya; ess than 

 ^ in., teeth linear, as long as the tube. Corolla reddish, twice the 

 calyx. Pod linear, wingless, many-seeded. Seeds globular, smooth. 



Abundant within the area, usually in grassy places. Distbib. Plains of 

 Punjab and Bengal, ascending to .5,500 ft on the W. Himalaya. Found 

 also in Abyssinia, and in S. and E. Europe. 



40. PISUM. Linn.; Fl. Brit. Ind. ii, 181. 



This genus differs from liathyrus principally by its thick laterally 

 compressed dilated style. — Species about 6, inhabiting the Mediter- 

 ranean region and W. Asia. 



Seeds compressed, marbled . . . 1. V. arvense. 

 Seeds globose, of uniform colour . . 2. P. sativum. 



1. P. arvense, Linn. 8p. PI. 727 ; Royle III. 200 ; F B. I. ii, 181 ; 



DC. L' Grig. PL Cult. 262; ^ield Sf Gard. Crops II, 17, t. 32 B ; Watt 

 E. D.— Vern. Desi-mattar, chota mattar (Field Pea.) 



A smooth glaucous annual. Stipules large, ovate, semicordate, irregularly 

 toothed at the base ; leaflets 4-6, the common petiole ending in a branch- 

 ed tendril. Peduncles 1-few-flowered, equa ling or exceeding the 

 stipules. Standard pink, vjings deep-purple. Pod reticulate. Seeds 

 angled, smooth, greenish-yellow mottled with red. 



Largely grown as a cold-weather crop in many districts of the Upper 

 Gangetic Plain. Eoyle regarded it as indigenous in the Kadir land of 

 the Jumna near Delhi, where it is known as ' urra mattar.' DeCau- 

 dolle, however, came to the conclusion that Italy must have been its 

 original home, as it is now undoubtedly wild in that country. The 

 seed very much resembles that of kasdri (Lathyrus sativus). It is 

 eaten by the natives as dd.l. The straw is much valued for fodder. 



2, P. sativum, Linn. Sp. PI. 727 ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. Hi, B21; Rovle Til. 

 200/ F, B I. ii, 131; DC. L' Orig. PI. Cult. 262; Field ^ Gard"^ Crops 

 II, 17, i. 32A ; Watt E.D.—Vevu. Gol-mattar, lara-mattar. (Garden 

 Pea.) 



A more robust plant than the preceding. Flowers usually white, on 

 longer peduncles. Pods bruader, -Seeds round, white. 



Extensively cultivated within ^;he area, but chiefly in the western portion. 

 Compared with the Desi-mattar it is a far more valuable and prolific 



